American Electric Power

Summary

American Electric Power is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (875 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Electric Power is in the country of United States^[3].
• American Electric Power is in the country of US^[4].
• American Electric Power's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• American Electric Power's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• American Electric Power's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• American Electric Power's instance of is recorded as holding company^[8].
• American Electric Power followed Yorkshire Electricity^[9].
• American Electric Power's headquarters location is recorded as Columbus^[10].
• American Electric Power's headquarters location is recorded as Jersey City^[11].
• American Electric Power's child organization or unit is recorded as Appalachian Power^[12].
• American Electric Power's child organization or unit is recorded as AEP Ohio^[13].
• American Electric Power's child organization or unit is recorded as AEP Texas^[14].
• American Electric Power's child organization or unit is recorded as Indiana Michigan Power^[15].
• American Electric Power's child organization or unit is recorded as Kentucky Power^[16].
• American Electric Power's child organization or unit is recorded as Public Service Company of Oklahoma^[17].
• American Electric Power's child organization or unit is recorded as Southwestern Electric Power Company^[18].
• American Electric Power is part of S&P 500^[19].
• American Electric Power's Commons category is recorded as American Electric Power^[20].
• American Electric Power's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[21].
• American Electric Power's industry is recorded as electricity generation^[22].
• American Electric Power's industry is recorded as public utility^[23].
• American Electric Power's industry is recorded as electric power generation, transmission and distribution^[24].
• January 1, 1906 marks the founding of American Electric Power^[25].
• 1958 marks the founding of American Electric Power^[26].
• August 1927 marks the founding of American Electric Power^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 1B4S6S7G0TW5EE83BO58^[28]

• Registered legal name: American Electric Power Company, INC.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-NY^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): PJ10^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1925-02-18^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2012-06-06^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-07-23^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-08-12^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000628^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 20479^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

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Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1906^[25], 1958^[26], August 1927^[27], and 1925-02-18^[43].

Identity

American Electric Power is part of S&P 500^[19]. It followed Yorkshire Electricity^[9].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Columbus^[10], a city in the United States^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1812^[46] and Jersey City^[11], a city in New Jersey^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1609^[49]. Subsidiaries include Appalachian Power^[12], a business^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1926^[52], headquartered in Charleston^[53]; AEP Ohio^[13], a business^[54], in United States^[55], headquartered in Ohio^[56]; AEP Texas^[14], a business^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1925^[59], headquartered in Texas^[60]; Indiana Michigan Power^[15], a business^[61], in United States^[62]; Kentucky Power^[16], a business^[63], in United States^[64]; and Public Service Company of Oklahoma^[17], a business^[65], in United States^[66], founded in 1913^[67], headquartered in Tulsa^[68].

Industry

Industries include electricity generation^[22], public utility^[23], and electric power generation, transmission and distribution^[24].

Ownership

American Electric Power's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[21]. Its product or material produced is recorded as electricity^[69].

Why It Matters

American Electric Power ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (875 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]